ICYMI: Creighton's Doug McDermott Becomes Mr. 3000

Believe it or not, there are only 8 people in NCAA basketball history who've scored over 3,000 points in their College Basketball careers.

Before Saturday, it was only 7.

Number 8 became Doug McDermott of Creighton University. McDermott got his 3,000th point on a 3-pointer midway through the second half of his teams 88-73 win over Providence on the Blue Jays Senior Night.

We might add that McDermott, a senior, dropped a 45 point game on the Friars to celebrate.

Here's video of the milestone 3-pointer--

High School Teammates Meet In NCAA Tournament: Doug McDermott & Harrison Barnes

They were teammates in high school in Ames, Iowa who went their separate ways. Harrison Barnes of North Carolina and Doug McDermott of Crighton.

As Ames High School teammates the pair led the Little Cyclones to a pair of undefeated seasons.

Barnes was the top high school recruit in the country, McDermott was on high way to Northern Iowa but ended up at Creighton where his dad is the head coach.

Here is a feature on the two from WOWT-TV in Omaha, Nebraska.



Creigton and North Carolina is a match-up of two of the highest scoring teams left in the NCAA Tournament. Their stars are a big reason why. McDermott is averaging 23points per game and eight rebounds for the eighth-seeded Blue Jays. Barnes is leading the top-seeded Tar Heels at 17 points.

Harrison Barnes believes the Tar Heels need to be focused against the Blue Jays. (Thanks WRAL-TV